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One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United States of America

The long-term good health of populations depends on the continued stability and functioning of the biosphere’s ecological and physical systems, often referred to as life-support systems. We ignore this long-established historical truth at our peril: yet it is all too easy to overlook this dependency, particularly at a time when the human species is becoming increasingly urbanized and distanced from these natural systems. The world’s climate system is an integral part of this complex of life-supporting processes, one of many large natural systems that are now coming under pressure from the increasing weight of human numbers and economic activities | AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION s GPO H. R. 3590 One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United States of America AT THE SECOND SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday the fifth day of January two thousand and ten An Act Entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE TABLE OF CONTENTS. a Short Title. This Act may be cited as the Patient Protection andAffordable Care Act . b Table of Contents. The table of contents of this Act is as follows Sec. 1. Short title table of contents. TITLE I QUALITY AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS Subtitle A Immediate Improvements in Health Care Coverage for All Americans Sec. 1001. Amendments to the Public Health Service Act. PART A Individual and Group Market Reforms subpart II IMPROVING COVERAGE Sec. 2711. No lifetime or annual limits. Sec. 2712. Prohibition on rescissions. Sec. 2713. Coverage of preventive health services. Sec. 2714. Extension of dependent coverage. Sec. 2715. Development and utilization of uniform explanation of coverage documents and standardized definitions. Sec. 2716. prohibition of discrimination based on salary. Sec. 2717. Ensuring the quality of care. Sec. 2718. Bringing down the cost of health care coverage. Sec. 2719. Appeals process. Sec. 1002. Health insurance consumer information. Sec. 1003. Ensuring that consumers get value for their dollars. Sec. 1004. Effective dates. Subtitle B Immediate Actions to Preserve and Expand Coverage Sec. 1101. Immediate access to insurance for uninsured individuals with a preexisting condition. Sec. 1102. Reinsurance for early retirees. Sec. 1103. Immediate information that allows consumers to identify affordable coverage options. Sec. 1104. Administrative simplification. Sec. 1105. Effective date. Subtitle C Quality Health Insurance Coverage for All Americans PART I Health Insurance Market .